Will Ferrell announced the starting lineups for the New Orleans Hornets home game against the Chicago Bulls last night. Was this a good idea? Probably not from the players perspective. To be specific, the Hornets starting 5. The starting lineups are a time for the home team to get excited and amped up. Usually they turn the lights off and play a theme song (not Journey) or maybe do some pyrotechnics. The fans are invested and into it. You let a comedian do the starting lineups and it becomes a spectacle (80's night). Everyone is laughing and wondering what they are going to say next. Guys are wondering how he will insult them. It could lead to a slow start in the game and when a bad team is hosting a really good team, they need to get off to a good start. New Orleans didn't do that and ultimately ended up losing by 23. Now was that a result of the pregame festivities? Only the players can tell you that. YOU'RE MY BOY BLUE!
However, from a fans perspective, it was hilarious and a nice change of pace. The introductions added some much needed publicity to the NBA that regular announcers just cannot provide. It was classic Will Ferrell (if you don't like him than you probably didn't think it was too amusing). I thought he was funny and creative and said things that not many people would think of to describe guys like Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Emeka Okafor (majored in Econ but minored in LOVE).
My only problem with it was that if he is going to announce the starting lineups, he should do it for his hometown team. Or at least a team he roots for. A team he can really get excited about. He is from California and doesn't live in New Orleans. He was there filming a movie. Maybe we can get more movie stars to do starting lineups in other cities. Maybe Christopher Walken introducing the Heat or Bill Murray introducing the Knicks. What do you think?
In case you missed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv3bYWuUUng
However, from a fans perspective, it was hilarious and a nice change of pace. The introductions added some much needed publicity to the NBA that regular announcers just cannot provide. It was classic Will Ferrell (if you don't like him than you probably didn't think it was too amusing). I thought he was funny and creative and said things that not many people would think of to describe guys like Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Emeka Okafor (majored in Econ but minored in LOVE).
My only problem with it was that if he is going to announce the starting lineups, he should do it for his hometown team. Or at least a team he roots for. A team he can really get excited about. He is from California and doesn't live in New Orleans. He was there filming a movie. Maybe we can get more movie stars to do starting lineups in other cities. Maybe Christopher Walken introducing the Heat or Bill Murray introducing the Knicks. What do you think?
In case you missed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv3bYWuUUng
I doubt the introductions had much to do with their bad performance. They don't win anyway. Following your logic, however, only homers should be allowed to sing the national anthem or sit in the front row at games. If professional athletes are that touchy, they are in the wrong business. It's all about the entertainment, pure and simple.
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